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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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93 sections with “loss and/or damage”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.
    As prescribed in 47.207-7(e), insert the following clause: Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods (JAN 1991) (a) Except when loss and/or damage arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or neg…
  • FAR 52.247-22 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods.
    …s for the transportation of freight other than household goods: Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods (APR 1984) Except when loss and/or damage arises out of causes beyond the control and wit…
  • FAR 31.205-16 Gains and losses on disposition or impairment of depreciable property or other capital assets.
    (a) Gains and losses from the sale, retirement, or other disposition (but see 31.205-19) of depreciable property shall be included in the year in which they occur as credits or charges to the cost grouping(s) in which the depreciation or am…
  • DFARS 252.237-7015 Loss or damage (weight of articles).
    As prescribed in 237.7101(d), use the following clause: Loss or Damage (Weight of Articles) (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall— (1) Be liable for return of the articles furnished for service under this contract; and (2) Indemnify the G…
  • DFARS 252.247-7016 Contractor liability for loss or damage.
    As prescribed in 247.271-3(d), use the following clause: Contractor Liability for Loss or Damage (DEC 1991) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Article means any shipping piece or package and its contents. Schedule means the level …
  • DFARS 252.237-7014 Loss or damage (count-of-articles).
    As prescribed in 237.7101(c), use the following clause: Loss or Damage (Count-of-Articles) (DEC 1991) (a) The count-of-articles will be— (1) The count of the Contracting Officer; or (2) The count agreed upon as a result of a joint count…
  • FAR 52.228-8 Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles.
    …d Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles (MAY 1999) (a) The Government shall be responsible for loss of or damage to— (1) Leased vehicles, except for (i) normal wear and tear and (ii) loss or damage caused by the negligence of the Contractor, it…
  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    When the Government requires or approves insurance to cover loss of or damage to Government property (see 45.104, Responsibility and liability for Government property), it may be provided by specific insurance policies or by inclusion of th…
  • FAR 45.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    (a) Generally, contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property under the following types of contracts: (1) Cost-reimbursement contracts. (2) Time-and-material contracts. (3) Labor-hour contracts. (4) Fixed-price contract…
  • FAR 46.505 Transfer of title and risk of loss.
    …rlier passage of title. (b) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss of or damage to supplies shall remain with the contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon— (1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrie…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    … means protective measures that are commensurate with the consequences and probability of loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, or modification of information. Compromise means disclosure of information to unauthorized persons, or a vio…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …and about the work, and to the vessel or part of the vessel upon which work is done. (b) Loss or damage to the vessel, materials, or equipment. (1) Unless otherwise directed or approved in writing by the Contracting Officer, the Contractor…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …rnment as self-insurer. The Government self-insures and assumes the risk of damage to, or loss or destruction of, covered aircraft subject to the following conditions: (1) The Contractor's liability to the Government for damage, loss, or d…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    … and Insurance (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall be— (1) Liable to the Government for loss or damage to property, real and personal, owned by the Government or for which the Government is liable; (2) Responsible for, and hold the Gover…
  • FAR 47.207-7 Liability and insurance.
    …to property other than the freight being transported; (2) The contractor's liability for loss of and/or damage to the freight being transported; and (3) The amount of insurance the contractor is required to maintain. (b) When the contrac…
  • FAR 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.
    …on costs, to the point of delivery specified in the contract; (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery of the shipment to the point of delivery specified in the contract; and (5) At the Gover…
  • FAR 47.303-11 F.o.b. inland point, country of importation.
    …and other documents that may be required for importation; and (3) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods until their arrival on or in the carrier's conveyance at the specified inland point. (c) Contract clause. The cont…
  • FAR 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to Completion.
    …as such possession or use, the Contractor shall be relieved of the responsibility for the loss of or damage to the work resulting from the Government's possession or use, notwithstanding the terms of the clause in this contract entitled Per…
  • FAR 52.247-38 F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation.
    …on costs, to the point of delivery specified in the contract; (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before delivery of the shipment to the point of delivery in the contract; and (5) At the Government's re…
  • FAR 52.247-39 F.o.b. Inland Point, Country of Importation.
    …and other documents that may be required for importation; and (3) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods until their arrival on or in the carrier's conveyance at the specified inland point. (End of clause)
  • DFARS 247.271-3 Solicitation provisions, schedule formats, and contract clauses.
    …emurrage and detention charges. (d) The clause at 252.247-7016, Contractor Liability for Loss and Damage. (e) The clauses at FAR 52.247-8, Estimated Weight or Quantities Not Guaranteed, and FAR 52.247-13, Accessorial Services—Moving Contr…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …rocedures prescribed in FAR 32.608-2 in effect on the date of this contract. (j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain with the C…
  • FAR 52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies.
    …rlier passage of title. (b) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss of or damage to supplies shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon— (1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrie…
  • DFARS 235.070-1 Indemnification under research and development contracts.
    …tors for— (1) Claims by third persons (including employees) for death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property; and (2) Loss of or damage to the contractor's property to the extent that the liability, loss, or damage— (i) Results…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …es otherwise, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. For use in the clause at 52.247-34, see the definition at 52.247-34(a). F.o.b. origin means free on board at origin; i.e., the seller or consig…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …sed to determine the actuarial value of the assets of a pension plan. Actuarial gain and loss means the effect on pension cost resulting from differences between actuarial assumptions and actual experience. Actuarial valuation means the d…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    … real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software. Loss of Government property means unintended, unforeseen or accidental loss, damage, or destruction of Government property that reduces the Government…
  • FAR 46.803 Policy.
    …s a self-insurer by relieving contractors, as specified in this subpart, of liability for loss of or damage to property of the Government that (1) occurs after acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed under a contract and (2) …
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    (a) The Government generally (1) retains the risk of loss of and/or damage to its property that is not the legal liability of commercial carriers and (2) does not buy insurance coverage for its property in the possession of commercial carri…
  • FAR 52.241-5 Contractor's Facilities.
    …h facilities shall remain with the Contractor and the Contractor shall be responsible for loss or damage to such facilities, except that the Government shall be responsible to the extent that loss or damage has been caused by the Government…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    … real property. Government property does not include intellectual property and software. Loss of Government property means unintended, unforeseen or accidental loss, damage or destruction to Government property that reduces the Government'…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …withstanding any other provision of this contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the Government (including the supplies delivered under this contract) that (1) occurs after Government acceptance of …
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    …) by third persons (including employees of the Contractor) for death; personal injury; or loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property; (2) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of Contractor property, excluding loss of profit; and (3) Los…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    … applies to FMS cases where the FMS customer has explicitly refused assumption of risk of loss. If the FMS customer has accepted the standard Letter of Offer and Acceptance Standard Terms and Conditions, as described in DoD 5105.38-M, Secur…
  • DFARS 237.7101 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …ndry services to be provided on a bulk weight basis. (c) Use the clause at 252.237-7014, Loss or Damage (Count-of-Articles), in solicitations and contracts for laundry and dry cleaning services to be provided on a count-of-articles basis. …
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    …C. 3861 if the Contractor meets all the terms and conditions of this clause. (b) Claims, losses, and damages covered— (1) Claims by third persons for death, bodily injury, sickness, or disease, or the loss, damage, or lost use of property…
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    …C. 3861 if the Contractor meets all the terms and conditions of this clause. (b) Claims, losses, and damages covered— (1) Claims by third persons for death, bodily injury, sickness, or disease, or the loss, damage, or lost use of property…
  • FAR 22.2109 Enforcement of Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave requirements.
    …pay and/or benefits denied or lost by reason of the violation; (B) Other actual monetary losses sustained as a direct result of the violation; or (C) Appropriate equitable or other relief. (iii) Payment of liquidated damages in an amount…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …nsider the criticality of application of the supplies or services, the amount of possible losses, and the likelihood of uncontested replacement of defective work (see 46.202-2). (b) When the conditions in 46.202-2(b) apply, the following p…
  • FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    …er's conveyance as required by carrier rules and regulations; (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (ii) Resulting from improper packing and marking; or (iii) Result…

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